Sugerencias de viajes Marsella

Marseille is one of my favorite cities in France. He tenido muchas personas, predominantly French, dame ve muy extrañas cuando digo esto. To be honest, I hated Marseille day 1. We took the train in from Cannes to Marseille. Our host told us that the walk from the Gare (train station) to the apartment we rented would be quick. I can see this being true if we had not had our luggage with us. She also neglected to tell us that to get to the house we’d have to climb stairs…a lot of them. I was miserable. Marseille smelled of sewers, its streets were dirty, there were plenty of beggars on the street, y yo estaba listo para salir.

All these negative feelings changed day 2 when we went exploring. Marseille has everything I love in a city:

Fabulous beaches

Incredible food

GORGEOUS CHURCHES

Lots of stairs

A lovely port

Marché des Capucins

Vamos a entrar en esto con más detalle.

Sugerencias de viajes Marsella

playas rocosas de Marsella

Fabulous beaches

There are tons of beaches in Marseille (possibly one of the reasons I love this city). Unlike Cannes, one does not have to pay 40 Euros to go. A lot of people go to one of Marseille’s artificial beaches:El Plages de Corbière. Estos se encuentran ordenada L'Estaque, and are considered the beginning of the Blue Coast. Corbiere consistir 1) the Plage de la Lave 2) Plage de la Batterie (which are both sandy), and the Plage du Fortin (this one is a pebble beach). Be warned, when I was there the water was freezing (unlike Cannes where the water was quite comfortable). Not an issue for me; as long as there is sand and crystal clear water (which is certainly the case in Marseille) I have no issues. Las playas Corbiere son súper fácil llegar a. Alquilar una bicicleta eléctrica y que usted estará allí en un santiamén. You can also take the 35 bus to get there, get off at the last stop. If you keep going past Corbière, you will reach more and more residential areas. Park your car (or bike) and walk, Chances are you will run into small rocky beaches. These are frequented by locals who put out their towels on the rocks and dip in whenever they need to cool off. You will see yachts docked in the middle of the water and people (and their dogs happily jumping into the water). There are also paid beaches, pero yo no soy un fan de pagar por mi diversión en el sol. Realmente no se puede ir mal, but you want to find the secluded tiny rocky outcrops where locals sunbathe. This will be your best beach experience.

FIH en la calle Saint Françoise Restaurante Marsella

Incredible Food

When you put people from all different cultures, se obtiene la lucha política y la comida increíble. Tienes tanto en Marsella. Pongámoslo de esta manera, usted tiene el puerto más grande de Francia como sede. Because of its proximity to Italy, se dice que el 40% de la población de la ciudad es de origen italiano. Add a little bit of Greece to the mix, y que tenga el archivo para comenzar la sopa. Russians, Armenians, Corsicans, y la española se añadieron a la olla en la década de 1900. Del norte de África llegaron a mediados de 1900 y ahora de, you’ve got a huge influx of Muslims (I know…this is not a country, but a religion with some very strict dietary lines), salpicada de, Chinese, and Vietnamese. This means great food, you can head to the Muslim market and get a gorgeous Shawarma, dine at Michelin starred restaurants, and have the catch of the day made for you in a restaurant across the port right after it has been caught. This is a beautiful thing.

Want buns of steel? Go to Marseille. Much like San Francisco, there are tons, and tons, and tons of hills. Podrás hacer rebotar una cuarta parte de su Tush después de caminar esta ciudad. Good stuff if you have a fitbit.

Antiguo puerto de Marsella

The Port

The old port is simply lovely. When you go there early in the morning, you can see fishing boats headed to work. Estos mismos barcos de pesca volver antes del mediodía y todos los restaurantes de la zona se pueden ver la compra de la pesca del día. El Vieux Port se rellena con todos los diferentes tipos de barcos. Hay barcos de pesca del hombre de trabajo y los yates más pequeños. Around the area, there are art galleries, museums and (of course) churches. There are tons of places to eat: pizzerias (which are awesome and tastes very similar to pizza from Naples), Indian restaurants, doner places, Michelin restaurantes y bares de toneladas actuó. Make sure to find a place that offers Bouillabaisse. You can also pick up boats at the Vieux Port to some cool locations including Pointe Rouge (a gorgeous beach), Chateau d’If (of the Count of Monte Cristo), Iles de Frioul (those are the rocky islands you see in the distance in some of my pics – lovely beaches & animal life), Calanques (known for rock climbing and hiking…which they are cutting back on because it is damaging the environment – you can grab boat tours to Calanques – it will cost you around 22€), and Cassis.

calle de Oriente Medio proveedores de Marsella

Marché des Capucins

You never know where you will end up as you walk through the streets of Marseille. Un día que terminé en el Marché des Capucins. Unlike your typical French farmer’s markets (which I love and document on FriendsEAT), this market is an Arabic market. I would say 99,99% de los vendedores y los compradores son parte del árabe de Marsella / comunidad del norte de África. It is crowded and tight. There you can get exotic fruits and veggies, North African pastries and pretty much anything you desire for a very cheap cost (even cheaper if you bargain). To get there, get off at the Noailles metro stop.

iglesia parroquial de marineros y pescadores Marsella

Should you go?

YES! Marsella es arenoso y conocido por ser altamente poblada por inmigrantes. Es conocido por ser un lugar de fácil acceso para los medicamentos y un lugar fácil que te roben. No robaron o pickpocketed. Most of the people I met in Marseille were gentle and sweet. The food was fantastic and the beaches crystal clear. There is an incredible amount of art (and obviously lots of churches). I say give Marseille a chance, te va a encantar tanto como lo hago. I will advise you not to walk alone at night and to keep your passport in a safe place…just in case.

Ver Castillo de If Marsella

Where to Stay

I stayed at a lovely Airbnb apartamento en el casco antiguo. It had an almost full kitchen, 1 bedroom, and a gorgeous view of the old Cathedral. At night, nos sentábamos en el balcón bebiendo vino apuestas sobre quién podría tomar la mejor foto de la puesta del sol. We watched some crazy french films and struggled with our bags up 4 sets of stairs, but I would not change a second of it.

Planes: First you fly to France. You can fly to Paris and then fly into Marseille Provence Airport or take the TVG train to. Nice My preferred way of reaching Marseille is to fly to Nice and take the TVG train to Marseille (as you will see below with various options:

Train: Take theTGV (3 hours from Paris and 2.5 hours from Nice) to the Gare Saint Charles. It is located in the center of town. VERY IMPORTANT – before you board the train, make sure to stamp your ticket in one of the yellow machines (usually located at the entrance of the gate), otherwise you may get a ticket. If your destination is the Vieux Port (the old port), take the metro line 1 (towards La Fourragère).

Bus: No soy un fan de autobuses, but they can save you quite a bit of cash. Check out the navette bus. It runs every 15 minutes from terminal 1 and goes directly to Gare Saint Charles.

Car: No conduzca. The people in Marseille drive like crap. Save yourself the aggravation (also, parking in the old town can be challenging…really challenging).